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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Dottie Rambo's Talent And Memory To Be Honored With A Star On Music City's Walk Of Fame

Nashville, Tenn. – Music City, Inc. today announced the newest inductees into the Music City Walk of Fame, presented by founding sponsor Gibson Guitar:Kix Brooks, Alan Jackson, Manuel, Dr. Bobby Jones, Dottie Rambo, Les Paul and Dan Miller.
The honorees will be recognized officially with the unveiling of
commemorative sidewalk markers on Sunday, November 6, beginning at 12:00
p.m. in Walk of Fame Park in downtown Nashville. The induction
ceremony, which is sponsored by Great American Country (GAC), is free and open to the public.

The induction of this class will bring the total number of stars
along the Walk of Fame to 58. The Music City Walk of Fame, located on
Nashville’s Music Mile, is a landmark tribute to those from all genres
of music who have made significant contributions to preserving the
musical heritage of Nashville and have contributed to the world through
song or other industry collaboration.

Permanent sidewalk medallions with each honoree’s name displayed in
a star-and-guitar design will be installed in the sidewalk along the
Music Mile. The plaques for this class of inductees will be inlaid in
Walk of Fame Park on Demonbreun, between 4th and 5th Avenues South.

“Each of these inductees into the Walk of Fame has definitely left
their creative mark on Music City in their own unique way,” said Butch
Spyridon, president and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors
Bureau. “It is the creative collaboration shown by these talented
individuals that make Nashville, Music City.”

Dottie Rambo, known throughout the industry as the Queen of
Gospel Music, is a world renowned singer, songwriter and musician.
Throughout her 60+ year career, Rambo wrote over 2,500 songs, both for
herself and for some of the music industry’s most notable stars. Her
legendary songs have been recorded by music icons such as Elvis Presley,
Barbara Mandrell, Carol Channing, Whitney Houston and Dolly Parton.

Her own musical career included being a songwriter, soloist and
leader of her family trio ‘The Singing Rambos,’ later known as simply
‘The Rambos,’, which brought her opportunities to work with Barbara
Mandrell and Porter Wagoner among others. Some of her more noted works
include “I Go To the Rock,” “He Looked Beyond My Fault” and “I Will
Glory In The Cross.”

Her accolades include Grammy and Dove awards, the ASCAP Lifetime
Achievement Award, being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of
Fame, and she and 'The Rambos' are also members of the Gospel Music
Hall of Fame.

Rambo died in a tragic bus wreck in 2008 as she traveled between tour stops.

The legendary songwriter's daughter, Reba Rambo-McGuire, will
accept the special honor on her mother's behalf this Sunday at the
induction ceremony.

McGuire expressed, “Our family is overwhelmed with gratitude for
the prestigious honor and recognition of mom’s creative artistry. This
permanent landmark represents the legacy of a pioneering spirit who
blazed a trail for songwriters, singers, musicians and poets."